Child Labor

Child Labor
Questions
What social questions must all societies address?
How and why do people define their values and beliefs?
How do societies deal with unlimited wants and limited resources?
What kinds of choices can individuals make as investors, producers, and consumers?
Why can't I have everything I want?

Basic Facts
Children in the Fields (magazine article) (ELL)
Is it fair to eat chocolate? (magazine article with audio)
Child Labor in the Carpet Industry (magazine article with audio)
Time for Kids: Child Labor in Focus See pictures of children from all over the world and find out why they have to work. (website)
What is Child Labor? (magazine article)

Child Labor Around the World
Mexico (website)
Ecuador (magazine article)
India (magazine article)
Pakistan (magazine article)

Photographs of Child Laborers
Newspaper Vendor: Bangladesh (Magnum Photos)
Manual Labor Afghan Refugee: Pakistan (Magnum Photos)
Brick Makers: Niger (Magnum Photos)
Cacao Worker: Ecuador (Magnum Photos)

Child Labor Laws
United States
Great Britain

Iqbal Masih


Child Labor: How to Help
Scholastic: How to Help (website)
Dynamic Teen Wins Support for Child Rights (magazine article)



History of Child Labor

Mother Jones ebook	A biography of Mother Jones (Mary Harris Jones), the union organizer who worked tirelessly for the rights of workers, including child workers.
The Story of My Cotton Dress website	This story was originally printed between 1912 and 1919, to make people aware of the troubles of child laborers. In this story, a girl who attends school and doesn't have to work, tells about her trip to the south to see the cotton workers. She was shocked at how the children had to work, and you probably will be, too. There are many pictures to go with this story. They show real children who really did work for 10 or 12 hours each day.
BBC - Victorian England website	Poor children in Victorian England had to work long hours for little pay to help their families, in coal mines, factories, farms, or as chimney sweeps.